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SEW ENGLAND FARIMER. 



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with moss or lice, I take a painter's brush 

 bly the solution to the moss, &c. witli care 

 louch the leaves or buds. It luay be done 

 time of the year when we arc most at leis- 

 )nco in from two to four years is general 



A practice is recommended by some writers, [ lambs, and for calves. A cow will eat from 100 

 and was adopted by the late Mr Bakuwcll, in Eng- 1 to 150 lbs. of cabbage per day, and a sheep ten or 

 land, by which tlio inconvenience of waiting for a twelve pounds, besides a moderate allowance oC 

 suitable moist time for setti:ig out cabbage plants ' hay." 

 is avoided. By this the seeds arc drilled or plant- 



L;ient. I have no general rnlo, however, cd in the places where it is intcrfdcd that they 

 sh them as often as they appear to need it, shall grow. Roes' Cyclopedia says " There can 

 alwBVS when the bark is not smooth. — be but little doubt but that this method will be 



DOMESTIC WINES. 



Mr Fessenden — For a number of years pas' 



I have made those wines, more or less. I hav» 



xpcnse and trouble of this wash are so 

 hat it is in the power of the poorest man in 

 te, who owns any trees to have them look 

 me, and in a fine thrifty state, if in addition 

 he will take pains to have his ground spad 

 p and lie loose round the roots."-- 



MILLET. 



grain appears likely to become as fashion- 

 \(^ it is useful among farmers. A southern 

 irives the following as the product of its 

 tion on one acre, viz. Three tons of hay, 

 IJ bushels of clean seed. =' The seed when 

 acturod into flour r.iakesa cake more whole- 

 ind equally palatable with buck wheat." It 



hi^rhly advantageous as saving much labour and , ^'■"^.'^ '^'*^"';"' ,P"'P°''^'°"^ °' H'O ingredients with 

 provcntin<r the plants from being checked in their ' i' """'^ '° °''""" ^'"= ''^''- '' 's of conse-iuence to 

 growlli by transplanting, when the soils are sufli- i ^""^ ^''° P^P""' Pr''P»rtion ot each ingredient in 

 ciently fine ami mellow ; but under other circum- i °.''^" ^° ^"''^ ""= T"? "*' ''"" ^'f,' '^'"'"'^- '*"*°° 

 stances it cannot probably be wholly depended ''"'° ""S" be used the wine will not be pleasant; 

 upon." Mr Bordlcy relates an e.xperiment j,, ; 'f t"" 'i^'"^''. 't «'"" be too sweet, and lose its pe- 

 which he "compare,! cabbages transplanted with | ^^''''^.vnous qualities. If too small a quantity ol 

 others not once moved. The unmoved .rew, and ! ^^^ J"ice of currants be used for the water, it will 

 were better than the moved. Dr Deane, howcv- ''° ^"'■'"^ ''"'' "°^ ^° e"od It is also ot great con- 



sequence, that the fruit of which the wine is made 



er, observed that he had tried botli ways and pre- 

 ferred transplanting. 



In regard to the distance of planting orsetting 

 cabbages, it must depend on the strength and 

 goodness of the soil and the natural size of the 



be fully ripe, and that the casks and all the uten- 

 sils used in the process be perfectly sweet and 

 clean, otherwise the wine will contract a bad 

 taste or flavor. Many proportion the water to the 

 quantity of currants measured, but this mode, it is 



■-•■,- . ., , „n^, ^1 variety of the cabbage. Probably .3 feet each , • . , • , 



e sown from the first ot May to the .iOtn ot ,, . , " , , . .. ., presumed, is attended with some uncertainty. — 



■' '■ way, tor the larger sort as a general rule is lab o L. , , r •• <•» 



. „ r „ , • , , , ,, The whole proce.<s of preparation,aiter commenc- 



to as few exceptions jib any ; and where the sma I- i , , i u • i i. . -.V j » . i 



„- .,„-;„t;„ .„ J c 1.1 =i"i" g(i s ]ou d be carried through with despatch, and 



er varieties are made use of, and the ground is ,, , i j ■ i ■, \- 



„„, .„ • , , p . 1 I ir. , , the mnst or new wmo placed in a cool situation 



not very rich two feet and a half may be the prop- i, r .u ■ r . .■ ^ 



„_ ,r » _ ., c!„ u r\. „ . before the vinous fermentation commences. A 



er distance. Some, however, prefer four feet by n .• i- i . . • i <■ 



t...„ c * ., 1 „u if 1-1 ,\ 1 • , small proportion ot alum prevents a too rapid ler- 



two tect and an half, while others advise on V two . T- i .. ■ . k i 



r„„f 1 on lo • 1 ' mentation and causes the wine to be more clear 



feet by 20, or even 18 inches. . i , , , u ,j j ■ ^, u ■ • .• 



^, , V, 1- ui 1 V . , i and pure. It should be added m the beainning ot 



Cabbages are liable to a disease m the roots in ' .. , u i . i ■ ' ^ i -.i 



„.';,! .11 „ 11 J J , ,, ""'•=''" the process and be completely incorporated with 



wnich they become swelled and knobby, and the : ., , n .. % i- "» ■ i, 



1 „. ^<. , , . „ ^ , •''_?'. : the liquor, that its peculiar astringoncy may he 



plants ot weak and imperfect growth. This dis b j j 



or even later. Quantity of seed about one 



to the acre. Col. Powel, of Pennsylvania, 



Millet succeeds best on light land, and re- 



as much strength of soil as oats. I have 



i{ en eilhe. in Europe or America, any green 



yhich so largely rewards accurate tillage 



lentiful supplies of manure. I have sown it 



the first of May to the 20th of June, and 



invariably obtaiaed more fodder than could 



been had from any grass under similar cir- 



ances." In another communication he says, 



et should never be grown upon land which 



. in good condiiion anil very fine filth. The 



J should be lightly covered by a harrow with 



Jen teeth and after rolled. Of thirty acres 



■M which my last crop was grown, I tried vari- 



J .xperiments. The field which was the most 



M.y harrowed was the most productive. I am 



T believe however necessary the harrow is in 



ases, to properly cover the seeds, yet in few 



used with sufficient care, or in a fit shape. — 



pting winter grains I know no seeds which 



lot, I think usually too deeply buried." 



CABBAGES. 



procuring seed for raising young cabbage 

 ts, great care should be taken, that it be ob- 

 3d from the most perfect plants of the differ- 

 kinds, and such as have seeded without any 

 r variety of the same tribe blowing near them, 

 beds on which the seed is sown should be of 

 od rich quality, well prepared for digging, 

 the application of manures. Much injury also 

 uently arises to young cabbage plants from 

 seed being sown too thick ; care should there- 

 be taken to have them properly thinned out 

 enever they come up in too thick a manner. — 

 ounce or an ounce and a half of good seed 

 y in general be sufficient for sowing a bed 

 rteen or fifteen feet long, and five or six in 

 ith, or for raising two or tliree thousand good 

 nts ; in which proportion, half a pound will af- 

 d more plants than are sufficient for planting 

 acre of ground. Mr Young advises tliree 

 nces of seed to each square perch, well raked 

 and then a peck of soot sown over each foot of 

 3und. Care should be taken that the seed be 

 the last year's growth. 



New England Farmer, vol. iv. page 348. 



lost in the compound which is to bo made by the 

 vinous fermentation. The juice of the red cur- 

 rant seems better calculated for wine, than that of 

 the white, producing the richest colour. All cur- 

 rants require the benefit of the sun and air to 

 bring their fruits to perfection. 



The following proportions, &e. have been found 

 to answer the end desired. 



Currant Wine. — Let the currants be fully ripe 

 and freed from all leaves, webs of insects, and de 



order is called stump foot, fumble foot, 1,-c. It has 

 been supposed to be caused by the attacks of 

 grubs below the surface of the ground ; and the 

 disorder is said to be chiefly prevalent where the 

 same sorts of cabbages arc sown and planted on 

 the same ground for several years in succession. 

 Lovett Peters, Esq. of Wo^tborough, Mass. says 

 the cause of the stump fi;ot is in the soil. " Few 

 pieces of land, I believe, that have been for seve- 

 ral successive years under the plough vvill pro- , 

 duce a good crop of cabbmres, thoutrh there may j cayed or defective fruit — break and press out the 

 be exceptions. My method of raising them, which j"ice, and to every gallon of juice add 2 gallons 

 I have practised several years with complete sue- "f water, and to every gallon of this mixture add 

 cees, is the following. In the sprino- take a piece \H '^s. good clean sugar, one gill of good brandy^ 

 of green sward, of a good soil and free from i and one fourth of an ounce of alum pulverised — 

 stones, and turn it over with the plough, as flat ns ' Mix well together and put the same into a clean 

 possible; then spread on a larso qu.Mntity of good , cask. To expedite the process— a.scertain the 

 manure, if it has been previously mixed with number of gallons the cask intended for the wine 

 leached ashes, the better, then harrow jrreatly, , ^^''1 contain— calculate tho proportions of the in - 

 and early in June, if for winter cabbage, cut holes gredients— put into the cask the juice, brandy, 

 through the turf with a hoe, as near together as and alum— dissolve the sugar in the water and 

 the cabbages ought to ffrow ; fill the holes with «» the cask, and with a stick mix the whole tO' 

 fine earth and manure and then set the plants, or gether. 



put in a small number of seeds ; I prefer the lat- I" f'e month of March following draw off the 

 ter, however, since it saves the labor of setting, "''"e, adding one gill of brandy to a gallon, and 

 and is much surer of success if it happens to be a 'he wine is excellent and improves by age. 

 time of drought. They will need no more hoeing After the wine is drawn off the residue may be 

 than is necessary to keep down the weeds. In worked into vinegar, or be suspended in a thick 

 this way I have raised cabbages of the largest bag in a cool place, that the remaining wine may 

 size, in a green sward potato field, without more "Iter out and be saved. 



hoeing than was necessary for the potatoes." i Malic Wine. — Take unfermented juice of sound 



Loudon says the application of the field cabbage ; rjpg apples (pressed from the pomace, which has 

 is generally to the feedinn; of milch-cows, and. been ground in a clean mill and exposed to the 

 sometimes to the fattenincr of oxen and sheep. — \^[j- g or 10 hours, or longer if the weather be cool 

 For the former purpose great care must be taken Lnd strained through clean sand,) 3 gallons ; go'<?8 

 to remove the outside decaying leaves, otherwise i brandy, 1 o-allon ; sugar, 1 pound ;alum, 1 ounce, 

 they are apt to give an unpleasant flavor to the pulverised ; and if a hiirh colour be desired, a few 

 milk and butter. Cabbases are also eaten by Uij^gj of the blood beet may be necessaryr Mix 

 swine and horses, and are reckoned excellent jtjie whole tofetber, and 211 the ca'sk intended, a&HL 

 food for sheep that hav^ newly dropped thair I 



